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Word entry · 6 letters

finish

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"Bring to an end"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɪnɪʃ/Part of speech noun, verbSorted fhiinsStarts with FEnds with H1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. End; complete the last part of something

Word origin

From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis (“end, limit, border, boundary”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Used in a sentence

  • Noel meets a cruel finish: "Kid," the government lackey who "protects" the clubs in the tourist belt, shoots Noel dead in an alley for stealing Pining out of the brothel.
  • The car's finish was so shiny and new.
  • They're sipping Darjeeling tea, and the silver tea set is polished to a mirror finish so reflective that you can see your likeness.

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